Dell Dimension E510 Solid Orange Light

Okay so i got this computer from my friend and plugged everything in. I
turned it on and there is no display, no beeps, and the diagnostic
lights are NOT lit. the power button light is a solid NOT BLINKING
Orange. Anyone have any ideas? i have followed dell by disconnecting
all the cards and stuff. but they wont help me more cause the warranty is up.. Please HELP!!

Dell's E510/D5150 diagnostic guide and troubleshooter is HERE. <ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>

If you are comfortable around computers, you could try the following.

Unplug the cord from the power supply, hold the power button in for about 15/20 seconds, open the case, unplug the 24-pin connector from the motherboard and jump the Green wire to one of the Black wires, reconnect the power cord and if power supply fan and hard drive runs, the PSU should be good.

Note: Do not remove any wires from the plug, use a small piece of wire or a paper clip as a jumper.

Power supply checks out and the system still does not work, again remove the power cord, hold power button in for several seconds to discharge the residue power, reconnect the 24-pin connector to the motherboard.

Remove all the PCI cards, the video card [if applicable], memory, all peripherals, disconnect the data and power cables to all the drives, then check that the front panel cable is connected to motherboard, with nothing else connected to the system, reconnect the power cable and power the system on.

If you do not get any beep codes or no diagnostic lights on the front/back panel, then it would appear that motherboard has died.

While the case is open, you check the motherboard for any capacitors with bulging tops or are leaking, the tops should be perfectly flat.

Bev.

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